The 2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by second-year head coach John Calipari, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas finished their season with a record of 28-9 and ranked #15. The Razorbacks won the SEC Tournament championship for only the second time (their first since 2000), and made it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round. Freshman guard Darius Acuff earned SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year honors, and was named 1st team All-American, the first since Sidney Moncrief earned 1st team honors in 1979.

Previous season

Arkansas finished the season 22–14, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 9th place. As the No. 9 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated South Carolina before losing to Ole Miss in the second round. They made it to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West regional. They beat Kansas and St. Johns in the first and second round respectively, before falling to former Southwest Conference-foe Texas Tech in the Sweet Sixteen in overtime.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Adou Thiero 3 F 6'8" 220 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Declared for 2025 NBA draft, drafted 36th overall by the Brooklyn Nets, traded to the Los Angeles Lakers Casmir Chavis 5 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Minneapolis, MN Transferred to UT Arlington Boogie Fland 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred to Florida Zvonimir Ivišić 44 F 7'2" 245 Sophomore Vodice, Croatia Transferred to Illinois Melo Sanchez 8 G 6'4" 185 Junior San Diego, CA Transferred to Central Connecticut Jonas Aidoo 9 F 6'11" 240 Graduate student Durham, NC Graduated Johnell Davis 1 G 6'4" 210 Graduate student Gary, IN Graduated Kareem Watkins 25 G 5'8" 175 Graduate student Camden, NJ Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Malique Ewin 12 F 6'10" 240 Senior Lawrenceville, GA Florida State Nick Pringle 23 F 6'10" 230 Graduate student Seabrook, SC South Carolina

2025 recruiting class Arkansas signed three high school players to its 2025 class, including two McDonald's All-Americans (Acuff, Thomas) and the top player in the state of Arkansas (Sealy). Arkansas also signed a top international player (Rtail) who has played professionally in Europe. This class is ranked the #4 class in the country according to On3.com, ESPN, and 247Sports, and the #5 class by Rivals.

2026 recruiting class

As of May 20, 2026, Arkansas has signed all four players to their 2026 recruiting class. Shooting guard/small forward JJ Andrews, the son of former NFL offensive lineman Shawn Andrews, is the #1 player in Arkansas and a 5 star recruit. He was named a McDonald's All-American. Arkansas also signed small forward Abdou Toure, a high 4 star recruit and Top 50 player nationally, and the #1 player in Connecticut. 7'0" power forward Miikka Muurinen, a 5 star player, signed with Arkansas on May 19, and 5 star combo guard Jordan Smith Jr, also a McDonald's All-American, signed on May 20. Arkansas has the #1 class on 247Sports, the #2 class on Rivals/On3 (just behind Duke), and #1 on ESPN.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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